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Object, Instrument, Technology

Minifon P55 portable wire recorder

Date of creation: 1955–1960

Object, Instrument, Technology

The Webster Chicago wire recorder

Date of production: unknown, ca. 1949

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The Webster Chicago wire recorder (video)

The Webster Chicago Wire Recorder (Video). n.d.
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Telefunken Pilzlautsprecher ("mushroom speaker"), Berlin

“Telefunken Pilzlautsprecher Auf Dem Wilhelmplatz In Berlin 1936”. 1936. Berlin.
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Postcard of the Berlin City Palace

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Amplification studio, Rundfunkversuchsstelle

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Construction plan of an electric circuit and loudspeaker

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Microphone test at the Rundfunkversuchsstelle

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Headphone test at the Rundfunkversuchsstelle

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Pianist with microphone

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